I'm a fan of wood floors, white walls, and colorful textiles and artwork, so I'd probably paint the blue wall white and put up a large piece of art there and get a colorful rug for under the coffee table (and a new light fixture). I really like the curtains!

I think a brighter cool tone, like a turquoise would work better

I vote for white walls, too. And I would love to see a follow up!! It looks like it's going to be a nice reno!

I would either go with the suggestion above and go back to white or pick out the mustard or green color in the curtains and have it matched if you want to maintain a colorful accent wall. I think the blue has to go either way. The curtains are really fun!

I like the curtains too. Choose one of those colors for the accent wall.

Well, if you are not happy with the blue, changing that is an obvious first step. If the curtains are a warmer color than anticipated, maybe make the wall a warmer color as well.

I love the turquoise idea! Or mustard.

While I think that yellows/ochres provide a wonderful contrast to the blue, I don't think that they fit with the greys and silvers which form the base of your furniture. I think they are truly lovely curtains -- I looked them up on the Anthropologie site to check them out -- but I really don't think they go with the rest of your room. The other colors, textures and patterns in those curtains just don't relate to anything else in your room.

I think that these curtains, and this room set, are more like what it sounds you are trying to achieve.

http://www.roomandboard.com/rnb/product/detail.do?productGroupKey=CST_ST_PINCH&customType=byTheInch&showPricingButton&weeksOut=3&deliveryType=shipping&customMessage=window%20treatments&swatchLink=window

It's light and bright, has the base that you are working with, and demonstrates what you can add -- some nice wood and textures -- like the matte finished walnut and the mongolian sheep skin pillows, which both serve to add warmth to a cool palette. Hope this helps...

With the blue wall you are tied into that commitment and it becomes the dominate subject and driving force for other decisions.

I personally bring color in with accent pieces, pillows, artwork, curtains, etc. I love my dark grey accent wall, It goes with everything. It's easy to make the room feel completely different throughout the seasons just by changing and adding a few accent items.

you can dye the curtains darker/cooler if you don't want to paint

The deep blue actually goes very well with the warm red and yellow curtains. They form a traditional primary triad color scheme. You could also consider it a complementary color scheme as the yellow and red almost blend to an orange shade. The furniture is out of place, however. Perhaps you could try some slipcovers that go better with the curtains? Or, if you truly dislike the blue, and you're not as happy with the curtains as you thought you'd be, you could just start over with a whole new accent wall color and new curtains, I guess.

What fun curtains!

It could be the lighting but the blue looks like it makes your space a lot darker (I went through a blue accent wall thing earlier this year too, so I can sympathize). It's hard for me to tell if the drapes go with your furniture in such a small picture but I think you could make them work together, especially if you pull colors from the curtains into some funky throw pillows/blankets.

I'd suggest for your first step - paint the blue wall the same white (or whatever neutral you're doing) as the rest of the room and just live with it for a little bit while adjusting your accessories. Then if you find the white too boring, I like the suggestion above of pulling the turquoise from the curtains for the accent wall, but I would recommend doing it a few shades lighter instead of matching it exactly.

I like the colors of the curtains, but I think the wall needs to be toned down a little. It's not getting much natural light, so it's looking dark and cavernous. Zing up the couch with bright pillows. A thoughtful rearrangement of the furniture would be nice, especially moving the TV from the corner (it really makes that area dark). Maybe a new stand for the TV, in a lighter wood tone?

My 2 cents: I would paint the wall white, add a large tribal-inspired painting and a fireplace surround with mantle. I'd switch out the overhead light with something a little funkier, and add some colorful ikat or serape or kilm pillows on the sofa/chair. And a brightly patterned rug. If you can swing it, a new stand for the tv system, maybe something Mexican rustic. The bookshelves are great--just add some more pieces, especially if you can add a couple of rustic pots or statues.

Fun project!

Most of your colors are neutral so I don't think you need to do much with the walls or couch. I would suggest painting a warm light blue on the dark blue wall, and pick a light blue with grey in it.

I think in this context, the accent wall makes the room look less cohesive. Whatever color you choose for this room, I'd encourage you to paint it on all the walls. It will help pull the room together.

I can envision a slightly acid green going nicely on the walls in here.

That wall overpowers everything else in that room. I had to look for the furniture...

Thanks all for your advice! Alot of it has confirmed what I though, and some great advice that I hadn't thought of to boot. The blue wall is definately going, and the floors are being done early jan! I'll send some updates as I go, Cheers

I also think the blue is a nice contrast with the curtains, but the coolness of the furniture is what stands out to me as not matching. I would revise the curtains, which would be much easier than repainting the wall.

What mood do you want for the room? What is the room's purpose?

But I can see too where repainting the wall would help; for instance, if you want the space feel lighter and airier, I'd select a light gray or light gray-blue. Just make sure the tones of gray complement each other.

Yeah, I really like the curtains with the wall. It's the fact that it's only one wall that's blue that throws me off. Then again, I really like medium and navy blues and half my house is a similar (but darker) hue of blue so I'm biased.

The problem is the blue wall. Not sure why you would go with primary toned blue when you have such low ceilings. It just compresses the entire room and makes everything feel cramped and disjointed. I would go with a cool color which would help the room breathe and would likely be a better match for the curtains.

The grey sofas will go with anything, but the white walls do not complement the cream curtains. You seem to like jewel tones, so I would pick out one of the colours from the curtains, and paint the whole room in that colour, perhaps a mustard shade like this one from Farrow and Ball:
http://www.farrow-ball.com/print-room-yellow/colours//fcp-product/100069

For anyone commenting, here is a large shot of the curtains from Anthropologie's website: http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/home-curtains/25555707.jsp

When you look at them up close, you can see why the OP can't keep both the wall and the curtains - no amount of coordinating pillows will help.

So you have two options: 1) Repaint the wall to fit with the curtains... I would go with the green or aqua/turquoise of the curtains, or white with art covering it, or 2) get new curtains. These from Anthropologie might work: http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/home-curtains/880092.jsp , though they are a bit feminine.

Good luck! Looks like it is going to become a really nice room.

As I posted yesterday, I went back and took a close look at the curtains, and the colour palette of the curtains -- the other colours in them (and there are several) -- and the pattern and style simply don't fit with the sofas. The curtains can work with the blue of the wall, but not with the cool grey of the sofa, and the coolness and crispness of the other furniture.

Since the OP wants to paint the blue out anyway, and the key pieces in the room -- the sofas -- don't work with the curtains, I'd go with different curtains.

If the curtains were an attempt to interject warmth and texture (would is needed for balance), then I think there are other ways to do that. In additions to the suggestions I made in my earlier comment (natural wood, sheepskin pillows) I would also add rugs. Traditional Beni Ouarain Moroccan wool rugs would keep the palette light, but interject subtle pattern (if authentic, it is a bit off-kilter, like a work by Paul Klée).

http://www.moroccolondon.co.uk/traditional-beni-ouarain-moroccan-wool-rugs.php

Note the room in this picture; see how well the rug marries with brights -- which I suspect you lean towards -- as well as with modern furniture, greys, blacks and white.

You could always add some brights like in the above picture --

http://www.bludot.com/strut-table-medium.html

You could introduce it as a side table or console table --

http://www.bludot.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=strut

Another rug possibility, which has the sort of brights you seem to like (without veering off into a different overly-warm palette like your curtains) are Moroccan boucherouite rugs, also called boucherouiates, which are just wildly fabulous. Just google the term to see what I mean. I know Zid Zid Kids were getting some fabulous ones; just contact julie at did did dot com if you are interested.

http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/boucherouite

Hope that gives you some more ideas!

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Not sure how much of a undertaking you want to commit to but I would opt into changing both the color of the walls as well as the drapery. Assuming that your biggest (financial) commitment is the furniture, those two are easier to alter. The blue is a little too primary and the drapery too casual against the darker wood floors and the clean lines of the furniture. Also, accent walls are never going to give you the "I'm confident with my choices" look that a fully painted room will.

So I'd pick a medium grey with a hint of chocolate for the walls - something slightly darker (or lighter) than the sofa color and bring your deep blues into the drapery instead. This will give you the flexibility to add blues (or other colors) elsewhere in the room without going over the top and preserving the clean look. -HP

Hi Dianne, I think all the pieces in the room can work quiet nicely together if arranged properly. You've created a beautiful feature wall, but the things you are showcasing are a mirror that reflects an opposite wall and TV (and space heater?). Placing the sofa by the blue wall and hanging artwork above it will make a beautiful focal point. The heater can then move to the left of the sofa (you can ask your contractor to hide any wiring behind the base board) and the chair can be placed on the right, creating a nice seating arrangement. Your TV stand can be moved to the opposite wall of the sofa. You can paint/replace ceiling moulding to match floor baseboard, which will add warmth and tie the room together. Here's a quick sketch I did of your room: http://m1342.photobucket.com/albumview/albums/CollageInteriors/673AEC97-99F6-4B34-8507-BE2AA81446B9-6757-00000426C26D8C53_zps06b1b6d8.jpg.html?o=0&newest=1

You are welcome to email me for more ideas at collageinteriors@gmail.com